Devi Bhagavatam 9.39.2 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 2

Laxmyupakhyana Varnanam

Devanagari script

तद्‌गुणोत्कीर्तनं सत्यं मङ्‌गलानां च मङ्‌गलम् । अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि लक्ष्म्युपाख्यानमीश्वर

Transliteration

tadguṇotkīrtanaṃ satyaṃ maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam | adhunā śrotumicchāmi lakṣmyupākhyānamīśvara

Translation

ఆమె గుణములను కీర్తించుట సత్యము మరియు మంగళములకు మంగళము. ఓ ఈశ్వరా! ఇప్పుడు నేను లక్ష్మీ ఉపాఖ్యానమును వినగోరుచున్నాను.

Word by Word

• tadguṇotkīrtanam: the chanting of her qualities
• tadguṇotkīrtanam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: tadguṇotkīrtana
• Form: Nominative Singular Neuter

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya
• Form: Nominative Singular Neuter

• maṅgalānām: of auspicious things
• maṅgalānām: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala
• Form: Genitive Plural Neuter

• maṅgalam: auspicious
• maṅgalam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala
• Form: Nominative Singular Neuter

• adhunā: now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā
• Form: Avyaya

• icchāmi: I wish
• icchāmi: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ
• Form: Lat (Present) Parasmaipada 1st Person Singular

• lakṣmyupākhyānam: the story of Lakshmi
• lakṣmyupākhyānam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmyupākhyāna
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

• īśvara: O Lord
• īśvara: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara
• Form: Vocative Singular Masculine

Speaker

Narada

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Lakshmi

Shakti Manifestation: Goddess of Auspiciousness

Devi Narrative

Story Arc Position: setup

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: Stotra

Phala Shruti: Auspiciousness

Devotee Offering Stuti: Narada

Cosmic Feminine

Creation Role: Sustenance and Auspiciousness

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narada

Listener: Narayana

Dialogue Context: Narada requesting the narrative of Goddess Lakshmi

Narrative Layer: embedded

Philosophical Significance

Text: Establishes the power of Nama-Sankirtana (chanting divine names/qualities) as inherently purifying and auspicious, setting a reverent tone for the upcoming story of Lakshmi.

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi

FAQs

What is considered the 'most auspicious of all auspicious things'?

According to Narada, chanting and glorifying the divine qualities of the Supreme Goddess is the most auspicious of all things.

Whose narrative does Narada want to hear next?

He expresses his desire to hear the 'Lakshmi Upakhyana', the detailed narrative and origin story of Goddess Lakshmi.